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The Puppet’s Tale

The Puppet’s Tale

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The Puppet’s Tale

2025

2h 16m

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Drama

Overview

Shashi, an urbane doctor, returns to his native village, a place seemingly mired in a backward way of life, for a short visit. As he becomes closely involved with the villagers, Shashi’s short stay threatens to become permanent.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Abir Chatterjee

Abir Chatterjee

Shashi

Jaya Ahsan

Jaya Ahsan

Kusum

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Jadab Pundit

Surangana Bandyopadhyay

Surangana Bandyopadhyay

Moti

Parambrata Chatterjee

Parambrata Chatterjee

Kumud

Ananya Chatterjee

Ananya Chatterjee

Sen Didi

Shantilal Mukherjee

Shantilal Mukherjee

Gopal

Bhadra Basu

Bhadra Basu

Jadab Pundit's Wife

Creative team

Directed by: Suman Mukhopadhyay
Written by: Suman Mukhopadhyay
Produced by: Pawan Kanodia
Samiran Das

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